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4 years ago
Hello everyone, I am going to be officially raising my prices with the new year. My queue has been getting fuller and fuller despite my diligent work rate remaining at the same level.
The increase won't be major, only half a cent per word, putting my rate to three and a half cents ($0.035) per word as opposed to $0.03.
This will NOT AFFECT stories already in the queue. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR YOUR CURRENTLY COMMISSIONED STORIES.
Expect a more formal update post soon; for now, I am battling an annoyingly persistent illness which has been slowing my work rate down far more than I'd like.
And thanks a ton to all the people who enjoy my stories and make this sort of thing possible. I am trying my hardest to make this writing business something that can sustain me into the future, so to do that I am gradually bringing myself in-line with a rate that will allow me to make a real living off of my craft.
The increase won't be major, only half a cent per word, putting my rate to three and a half cents ($0.035) per word as opposed to $0.03.
This will NOT AFFECT stories already in the queue. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR YOUR CURRENTLY COMMISSIONED STORIES.
Expect a more formal update post soon; for now, I am battling an annoyingly persistent illness which has been slowing my work rate down far more than I'd like.
And thanks a ton to all the people who enjoy my stories and make this sort of thing possible. I am trying my hardest to make this writing business something that can sustain me into the future, so to do that I am gradually bringing myself in-line with a rate that will allow me to make a real living off of my craft.
I mean you wouldn't complain Beyoncé is too expensive for a kid's birthday party right? If someone's price moves beyond your price range that person is just moving up in the world and you should be happy for them and be glad you can say "Oh yeah I actually commissioned him back when he was still doing cheap commissions and no one knew who he was." or something like that.
So yeah you're totally making the right move setting an amount of work your feel comfortable with and increasing (or if needed decreasing) your pricing to regulate the amount of offers coming in.